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During The Superyacht Forum(TSF) in Amsterdam, six prominent industry figures took to the stage to officially launch Water Revolution Foundation, a new initiative that sets out plans for a more sustainable future. The organisation has been devised to encourage the market to think differently about its approach to sustainability and uncover what the industry could be doing to not only improve the impact of the yachting market on the environment, but also how the market is perceived.
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Oceanco's 109m/357ft 'Project Bravo' was launched on 17 November 2018. Bravo is a prime example of Oceanco's new wave of forward-thinking yachts. With her naval architecture by Lateral Naval Architects, exterior design and layout by Nuvolari Lenard and interior by Reymond Langton Design, Bravo is unlike any preceding Oceanco. She is the first Oceanco to utilize its innovative LIFE (Lengthened, Innovative, Fuel-efficient, Eco-friendly) design. LIFE revolves around intelligent naval...

Feadship has announced the formation of a globally operating company called Feadship Refit & Services, which will be responsible for implementing Feadship’s new customer support strategy referred to as: “My Feadship”. Combining all the services previously offered by the individual Feadship yards, the My Feadship programme is arranged around three pillars: Feadship Rebuild (major refits in the Netherlands), the Feadship Services Network (a partnership with four leading yards...

As the HISWA Holland Yachting Group gears up to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, the association and ten of its leading members will be taking part in the METSTRADE Show from 13 to 15 November. The largest B2B event on the leisure marine calendar is held in the RAI Amsterdam convention centre and includes a dedicated SuperYacht Pavilion spanning three halls.
Members of the HISWA Holland Yachting Group have played their part in all 30 editions to date of the METSTRADE Show, with the role of the...

The magnificent Delta One, launched by Mulder last year and winner of this year’s World Superyacht Awards, has been welcomed back to the yard in Zoeterwoude (NL) for various service activities. The 36-metre superyacht sailed from the Mediterranean to Rotterdam where she was met by a team from Mulder and guided through the narrow Dutch canals and rivers to the yard.
The first of Mulder’s new ThirtySix semi-custom range to see the light of day, Delta One has just completed her maiden...

SCHIEDAM – Dutch company RH Marine has started a 3 year research in order to let ships sail autonomously in a safe way. The study aims to develop algorithms which enable unmanned self-propelled vessels to sail efficiently from A to B, which recognize dangerous situations and learn to avoid these dangers.
The research is part of the larger European project Safer Autonomous Systems (SAS) under the direction of the KU Leuven (BE), in which the safety of various autonomous systems is being...

Oceanco’s 110-meter Jubilee won two top design awards at the 29th International Superyacht Society (ISS) Gala during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show— the yacht featuring exterior styling by Igor Lobanov and interior design by Sorgiovanni Designs, was presented with the award for Best Power Yacht 65m + as well as Best PYC yacht of 2018.Oceanco is proud to participate annually in the festive ISS Awards Gala held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts as sponsors of...

The 58m / 190ft high-performance sloop Ngoni received the “Best Sailing Yacht 40m+” award at the annual “International Superyacht Society Awards of Distinction” at the start of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. In addition, she was recognized with the overall award “Best Interior”.
Both awards were nominated and bestowed by industry peers and Royal Huisman considers it a great honor to receive this acknowledgement from such a distinguished...

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, 31 October 2018 - The Dutch boat company Waterdream, owned by Bernhard van Orange, has made a name for itself with beautiful handmade aluminium design motor boats and yachts built in the Netherlands. The boats can be completely customised to the customer’s wishes. To provide the boats with the ultimate personal touch, Waterdream works together with Esthec®: the composite decking material is available in various colours and gives each boat its own look. The...

The team of Royal Huisman’s dedicated department for refit, repair and renewal is pleased to announce that the sailing yachts Wisp, Yonder and Foftein signed up for various commissions. These new projects will be undertaken as part of the seven refits in total benefitting from Huisfit’s expertise during the coming winter season.
Just arrived in Vollenhove for Huisfit 2018-2019: Yonder (17m / 56ft Sparkman & Stephens sloop, Royal Huisman 1980) and Foftein (33m / 108ft Frers...